The Press., 1887-04-28
IssuedEVery Thursday Evening"
LOCAL ToPICs-PENN'D AND sCIssORED.
STAFFORD TOPICS.

The Press has less knowledge than is generally supposed as to how much or how little importance its readers attach to its utterances, especially of those which please and satisfy them; for people are more apt to criticise to each other than to the sub- ject of their criticisms, and complaints, of the two, tend toward the complained of faster than do commentators toward the commended. So if we seldom hear com. mendations we grow to think there may be none to hear. But the,suRgestion as to soldiers memorial andi library building seems to have struck good soil-perhapt
 because the ground was ready. The idea was not new to some thinking minds. It has been already talked of, and planned for. The Press's suggestion, however, widened the circle of thinkers. The plan is for modest but serviceable structure, but one whose durable character is suR. gestive of it's chief purpose-that of mon- ument to the patriotic defenders of the union, and of 8 town winch furnished a long and houored list of names for the service. At the same time to furnish a home for two institutions, one of which exists, and is growing to be a matter of town pride-the Stafford public library in time destined to be the Stafford Free Public Library-and of a local historical society, which it is hoped to also contain a museum of relics and memorials, chiefly connected with local history. The build. ing will be large enough to accommodate the library, and perhaps also a reading room, with room for grand army meetings, having upon it's walls tablets, signifying the memorial character of the structure. The proposed local historical society will have accommodations in this room, or another, If thought best, and finally come to occupy 1t as the veterans who use it drop out, and through their work as a society continue its use as a memorial to all of those whom the town delights to honor, the memorials on its walls to tell for all time the time and object of the erection of the building in honor of the heroes of 1861-1S65. Thus far the rudimentary plan. If it can grow beyond the modest plans of the projectors so much the better. The library room should in some way be a memorial of lib- eral and worthy donors, and the privilege of giving extended to former as well as present citizens of the town. In all the town of Stafford we believe that there is not an instance of the reception of any to- kens of love for or pride in the town from any former resident. This is the less sur prising, as the residents themselves have never moved nor shown their own inter ests in keeping pace with other towns of like wealth and importance. Our Public Library is the only public institution, and this is only an outgrowth of combined eff
 forts, involving hard work, and much time given. It stands as big benefaction from people of small means, but big in public spirit And not the least good done in iti institution has been the broadening of tn, minds of people, and the creation of de sire to further lift the town out of the rut
 of commonplace. Truly Stafford is awak ening. It has already an eye open. Le
 the sons and daughters of Stafford, resi- dent and nonresident, unite to give tn,
 old town another "eye-opener" in tn
 shape of the talked-of memorial building
 House hunters are numerous. Tn
 building of tenements has not kept pac with the enlargement and multiplication of employing establishments, and this i still going on. The Rawitser Bros. ar
 not yet using all the room they have gain ed by mill enlargements during the year , and the Warren Woolen Go. also is liabl
 to enlarge its business, as the new mill , larger than the one burned, ,doesinot as ye contain as much machinery. All sign , point to an increased demand for tene l ments, and the supply is short already.